Homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile
Chile: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 138 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile, 2005–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile stood at 138 homicides.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile peaked at 143 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37 homicides, in 2012.
Chile ranks 35th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 91 homicides | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 111 homicides | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 103 homicides | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 99.35 homicides | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 96 homicides | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 115 homicides | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 37 homicides | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 108 homicides | +191.9% |
| 2014 | 63 homicides | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 49 homicides | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 90 homicides | +83.7% |
| 2017 | 106 homicides | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 94 homicides | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 126 homicides | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 131 homicides | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 90 homicides | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 143 homicides | +58.9% |
| 2023 | 138 homicides | -3.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 138 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 7.7× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 138 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +191.9% | 37 homicides | 108 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.47 homicides | 83 homicides | 111 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.4 homicides | 37 homicides | 126 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.5 homicides | 90 homicides | 143 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 32 Bolivia 155 homicides compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 145 homicides compare
- 34 Japan 144 homicides compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 134 homicides compare
- 37 Poland 122 homicides compare
- 38 South Korea 120 homicides compare
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Chile was 138 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 143 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 homicides in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .